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Using “Click‐e‐Bricks” to Make 3D Elastomeric Structures
Author(s) -
Morin Stephen A.,
Shevchenko Yanina,
Lessing Joshua,
Kwok Sen Wai,
Shepherd Robert F.,
Stokes Adam A.,
Whitesides George M.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201401642
Subject(s) - materials science , elastomer , fluidics , click chemistry , composite number , composite material , nanotechnology , polymer chemistry , engineering , aerospace engineering
Soft, 3D elastomeric structures and composite structures are easy to fabricate using click‐e‐bricks, and the internal architecture of these structures together with the capabilities built into the bricks themselves provide mechanical, optical, electrical, and fluidic functions.